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12 funders with a record of paying for “fertility”
Where the money went Gates Foundation → African Fertilizer and Agribusinesses Partnership Inc: $27M across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Green Era Educational Nfp: $4.0M across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Marcus Foundation Inc → Jewish Fertility Foundation: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Illinois Nutrient Research → Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association: $998K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati → Jewish Fertility Foundation LLC: $235K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → California U of San Diego Moores Cancer: $157K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh → Jewish Fertility Foundation Inc: $153K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Humane Society of the United States → Trustees of Tufts University Dba Tufts University: $131K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Madeleine H Gordon Dba Gift of Life → Uc Physicians - to Assist Deserving Couples With Infertility: $107K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Oakfield Foundation → The Hope for Fertility Foundation: $100K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The American Society for Reproductive → Alliance for Fertility Preservation: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Cozy Warrior Charitable Tr → Fertility Answers: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gates Foundation → International Fertilizer Development Center: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Chicago Community Trust → Independent Film Alliance: $272K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center: $141K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The American Society for Reproductive → Fertility for Colored Girls: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Madeleine H Gordon Dba Gift of Life → Institute for Reproductive Health - Pay for Cycle Treatments: $64K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Humane Society of the United States → Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Cozy Warrior Charitable Tr → Ccrm Fertility of Houston: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Chicago Community Trust → Independent Film Alliance Chicago: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Boston College: $87K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The American Society for Reproductive → Fertility Within Reach Incorporated: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Cozy Warrior Charitable Tr → Pacific in Vitro Fertilization Inst: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Matt Casteel - Fertile Ground: $56K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Matt Casteel - Fertile Ground: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Cozy Warrior Charitable Tr → San Diego Fertility Center: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Cozy Warrior Charitable Tr → Shady Grove Fertility: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Cozy Warrior Charitable Tr → Fertility Institute of Hawaii: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gates Foundation: $28M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Foundation $28M The Chicago Community Trust: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Chicago Community Trust $4.4M The Marcus Foundation Inc: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Marcus Foundation Inc $1.2M Illinois Nutrient Research: $998K on this topic. Open the funder. Illinois Nutrient Research $998K The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $462K on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $462K The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati: $235K on this topic. Open the funder. The Jewish Foundation of Cinc… $235K Madeleine H Gordon Dba Gift of Life: $171K on this topic. Open the funder. Madeleine H Gordon Dba Gift o… $171K The Humane Society of the United States: $156K on this topic. Open the funder. The Humane Society of the Uni… $156K The American Society for Reproductive: $155K on this topic. Open the funder. The American Society for Repr… $155K Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: $153K on this topic. Open the funder. Jewish Federation of Greater… $153K The Oakfield Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. The Oakfield Foundation $100K The Cozy Warrior Charitable Tr: $33K on this topic. Open the funder. The Cozy Warrior Charitable Tr $33K African Fertilizer and Agribusinesses Partnership Inc: received $27M on this topic African Fertilizer and Agribusi… $27M Green Era Educational Nfp: received $4.0M on this topic Green Era Educational Nfp $4.0M International Fertilizer Development Center: received $1.3M on this topic International Fertilizer Develo… $1.3M Jewish Fertility Foundation: received $1.2M on this topic Jewish Fertility Foundation $1.2M Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association: received $998K on this topic Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical… $998K Independent Film Alliance: received $272K on this topic Independent Film Alliance $272K Jewish Fertility Foundation LLC: received $235K on this topic Jewish Fertility Foundation LLC $235K California U of San Diego Moores Cancer: received $157K on this topic California U of San Diego Moore… $157K Jewish Fertility Foundation Inc: received $153K on this topic Jewish Fertility Foundation Inc $153K Independent Film Alliance Chicago: received $150K on this topic Independent Film Alliance Chica… $150K University of California San Diego Moores Cancer Center: received $141K on this topic University of California San Di… $141K Trustees of Tufts University Dba Tufts University: received $131K on this topic Trustees of Tufts University Db… $131K Uc Physicians - to Assist Deserving Couples With Infertility: received $107K on this topic Uc Physicians - to Assist Deser… $107K The Hope for Fertility Foundation: received $100K on this topic The Hope for Fertility Foundati… $100K Boston College: received $87K on this topic Boston College $87K Alliance for Fertility Preservation: received $75K on this topic Alliance for Fertility Preserva… $75K Fertility for Colored Girls: received $65K on this topic Fertility for Colored Girls $65K Institute for Reproductive Health - Pay for Cycle Treatments: received $64K on this topic Institute for Reproductive Heal… $64K Matt Casteel - Fertile Ground: received $56K on this topic Matt Casteel - Fertile Ground $56K Alliance for Contraception in Cats & Dogs: received $25K on this topic Alliance for Contraception in C… $25K Matt Casteel - Fertile Ground: received $21K on this topic Matt Casteel - Fertile Ground $21K Fertility Within Reach Incorporated: received $15K on this topic Fertility Within Reach Incorpor… $15K Fertility Answers: received $9K on this topic Fertility Answers $9K Ccrm Fertility of Houston: received $6K on this topic Ccrm Fertility of Houston $6K Pacific in Vitro Fertilization Inst: received $5K on this topic Pacific in Vitro Fertilization… $5K San Diego Fertility Center: received $5K on this topic San Diego Fertility Center $5K Shady Grove Fertility: received $5K on this topic Shady Grove Fertility $5K Fertility Institute of Hawaii: received $3K on this topic Fertility Institute of Hawaii $3K 12 funders, 28 recipients, grants matching “fertility” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $10.0M to AFRICAN FERTILIZER AND AGRIBUSINESSES PARTNERSHIP INC — agricultural development
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Largest: $44,760 to UC PHYSICIANS - TO ASSIST DESERVING COUPLES WITH INFERTILITY — to assist deserving couples with expenses for fertility treatments
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Largest: $6,000 to CCRM Fertility of Houston — infertility research
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Largest: $86,515 to BOSTON COLLEGE — 81874 documenting how abortion restrictions lower fertility rates and increase non-fertility outcomes like severe maternal morbidity
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Largest: $77,800 to Trustees of Tufts University dba Tufts University — fertility control studies for wild horses and burro populations, and funding to implement wildlife fertility control work
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Largest: $373,212 to ILLINOIS FERTILIZER & CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION — research projects
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Largest: $360,000 to JEWISH FERTILITY FOUNDATION — to support the exempt purpose of the recipient organization
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Largest: $150,000 to Independent Film Alliance Chicago — in support of general operations to fertile ground factory to complete the "mister abbott" documentary and deepen organizational capacity to support bipoc storytellers and filmmake…
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Largest: $40,000 to ALLIANCE FOR FERTILITY PRESERVATION — advancement of the science & practice of reproductive medicine
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Largest: $60,000 to Jewish Fertility Foundation LLC — cincinnati initiative
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Largest: $70,250 to JEWISH FERTILITY FOUNDATION INC — to support social health and welfare
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Largest: $50,000 to The Hope for Fertility Foundation — funding of charitable operations
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